define game bird wildlife wastage

[NWBREW]

  The basic reason people do not take more than the breast is, they do not want to put out the effort or time, lazy.

That is what I think as well......but I don't hunt ducks......I think they taste like....well something I don't care to eat. 

[dirty24d]

I'll break the trend here.   I only breast my ducks out but i do so back at my house not in the field. Geese i will pluck and cook whole but ducks breast only.  I dont see the problem with it as  the meat from most ducks is minute as it is so were talking about not consuming a matter of ounces of meat not pounds. Waay different then big game so those two should even be compared.   

[lokidog]

I would hope so.

A acquaintance of mine and I were talking about this very thing 15 years ago. He likes to hunt ducks, always cleans the whole duck and freezes any that he doesn't use right away. The next spring any ducks that are left over are thawed, boned out and made into sausage. He had gotten into the discussion with others about how there is little meat other than the breast and it wasn't worth fooling with. When he thawed  and bone out ducks one spring he placed the meat in two piles, one the breast, the other all the rest. He weighted the two piles and found the nonbreast pile was greater than 40% of the total meat weight.

The basic reason people do not take more than the breast is, they do not want to put out the effort or time, lazy.

Hunted with some guys a few years ago, they were breasting them when I came in... what a waste!  I went back through and took all the legs from our two days of hunting (35 pairs) and had a couple great batches of curried duck legs.  Toss them into a slow cooker for a couple hours, then prepare however you want, tender and tasty like a bunch of wings.  I also love the gizzards but, have to admit, don't take the livers.

[runamuk]

 The basic reason people do not take more than the breast is, they do not want to put out the effort or time, lazy.

That is what I think as well......but I don't hunt ducks......I think they taste like....well something I don't care to eat.  

I dont hunt ducks but my kid does or was until his dad kinda quit on him...anyway my son was taught to breast them by his uncles who taught him and his dad so it isnt always lazy....and he always does the cleaning back at home, now that he cooks he often keeps more to try out...I like duck sausage otherwise to me they taste like mud....I dont hunt them so never thought much about it.  I need to find him a new hunting partner  

[Bob33]

Answering the original post:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=77.15.170

"The person recklessly allows such fish, shellfish, or wildlife to be wasted."

The interpretation of "recklessly" is the issue.

[Jack Diamond]

Interpretation of recklessly,
Interpretation of the law,
up to the officer to interpret
or take it home and throw it away.

exactly why I can"t quit chewing snoose,and I'm thinking about having a drink right now! A BIG one.

[Bigshooter]

I use to be good friends with a bird biologist that still works for WDFW.  When he killed birds he only breasted them.

[Alchase]

It all comes down to interpretation, thats why the laws are written the way they are in this state..How many people have been ticketed for shooting a grouses head off with a high powered rifle??

Hunterman(Tony)

Where does it state this is illeagle?

[Pathfinder101]

Interesting topic.  I have done it both ways.  If I am planning to cook the whole duck, I'll pluck it.  If I am planning to make it into jerky or sausage, I breast.  I never considered it wasting meat to breast them.  I may have to rethink my position on this though...

[jbeaumont21]

Even when I pluck and bake the whole bird I usually end up eating just the breast.  Everything else is tough with tendons.

[bobcat]

Even when I pluck and bake the whole bird I usually end up eating just the breast.  Everything else is tough with tendons.

   And I've done it every way it can be done. I just don't see where there's much of anything worth eating on any bird until you get up to the size of a goose.

[TheSilverSlayer]

It is legal to shoot grouse with a centerfire if you are participating in a modern firearm hunt with a valid tag in hand. Otherwise, I beleive it is illegal.

[bobcat]

I don't know of any law that says you can't shoot grouse with a rifle. This is the only law I know of but as long as you have a bear or cougar tag you could legally shoot grouse with a rifle anytime from September 1st to December 31st.

10. Hunting during modern firearm
deer or elk seasons:
You may not hunt wildlife during any modern
firearm deer or elk season, with any firearm
24 caliber or larger or containing slugs or
buckshot for big game, unless you have a valid
license, permit and tag for one of the following:
deer, elk, black bear, cougar, mountain goat,
bighorn sheep, or moose.

[singleshot12]

Even when I pluck and bake the whole bird I usually end up eating just the breast.  Everything else is tough with tendons.

Try taking a couple dozen mallard legs lay them out on a big baking dish add 2 cans of Mexican stewed tomatoes and slow cook in oven for several hours at 250 degrees until meat starts to fall off bone.  Better than any breast meat IMO

[Hunterman]

It all comes down to interpretation, thats why the laws are written the way they are in this state..How many people have been ticketed for shooting a grouses head off with a high powered rifle??

Hunterman(Tony)

Where does it state this is illeagle?

Game birgs must be transported with the feathered head attached

Hunterman(Tony)